my origin

I was born in Tokushima Prefecture, and grew up in my hometown and at my grandparents' house in Kagawa Prefecture, interacting with animals and plants. The 18 years I spent in a place rich in nature, such as the sea, rivers, and mountains, was the starting point for my aspiration to become a biologist.

One of the reasons I decided to go to Hokkaido University was that I felt that the rich nature of Hokkaido had something in common with my hometown. Influenced by my mother, I have loved cooking and making sweets since I was little, so I had a longing for a single life where I would be able to cook for myself. I am very grateful to my parents who kindly sent me off and supported me. Although I entered the university as a general science major, I was attracted to School of Science of Science, where I could conduct research according to my own intellectual curiosity. I learned a wide range of knowledge about biology through lectures and practical training during my undergraduate days, which is still useful in my current research life.

relationship with people

In my university life, I put a lot of effort into my club activities and part-time job at a restaurant as well as my studies. When I entered university, I wanted to try new things, so I joined a Southeast Asian ball game club called Sepak Takraw, even though I had no experience in sports.

The competition is held in a group of three people called a leg, but through practice and games, depending on teamwork, you can compete beyond your individual skills. It was a valuable opportunity to learn the importance of cooperating and supporting each other. I like to be busy, so I participate in practices and competitions in between my research life. Continuing to work part-time in the customer service business and belonging to multiple communities and having various interactions not only brought me many connections, but also acquired the ability to communicate and have a broad perspective. I think it's connected to

A research life that repeats experience

My specialty is reproductive and developmental biology, and I am conducting research focusing on the ovulation phenomenon of medaka. Medaka, which is familiar to Japanese people, has the characteristic of ovulating every day during the breeding season. In the ovary, oocytes grow while being surrounded by a cell layer called follicular tissue, but they are left behind in the ovary at the time of ovulation. This leftover follicular tissue is rapidly degraded, and I would like to clarify how this degradation occurs at the molecular level. The mechanisms and functions of the bodies of living organisms are so clever that there is no end to the question of how these phenomena are controlled and how they are related to each other. One of the motivations for my research is the expectation that my research may reveal things that no one has known before.
* Follicles are spherical structures that contain a single oocyte and are present in large numbers in the ovary. Follicular tissue refers to the cell layer surrounding the oocyte.

Even if what you have experienced in your life seems meaningless at the time, it will always remain in you and influence your future choices and further experiences. I feel like it is my destiny to be involved in the research of medaka, which has been carefully bred for generations since I was in elementary school, as a university student. My experience at ALP will also have a great influence on me in the future. I want to continue to challenge myself, believing that having various experiences beyond the world I know will lead to expanding my world in the future.